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| NEL paperback, 1972. Cover artwork by Jan Parker. |
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| NEL paperback, 1970. Cover art by Jan Parker. |
"An infinity of universes each with its own strange stories. A future where they have space suits with chastity belts. A planet where they have a new thrill - but will it ever replace sex? A good government must work - but, what happens if it works too well? The phobias of today translated into the fears of tomorrow. An alien culture who didn't want to change Earth; they just wanted to use it.
Eight of the very best by the author of the mind-shattering best-seller "Dune". If you care about what's happening or what might happen - these stories are for you."
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| NEL paperback, 1971. Cover by Jan Parker. |
"Why are we forced to close down our branches in Santaroga? Why don't any single Santarogan trade with an outsider? What's this Santarogan barrier which keeps us from doing business there?
Intimations of mass tribal insanity urge Gilbert Dasein to investigate the Santaroga scene himself. And behind the solid, faceless, enduring barrier he finds to his horror that every Santarogan citizen has become an extension of every other Santarogan ..... the people have lost all personal identity ..... they are like rays spreading out from a thin hole in a black curtain. And behind the curtain lies - - - - what?
Frank Herbert, who holds the Hugo and Nebula awards for his massively successful "Dune", here reveals a new facet of his brilliant talent."